Job description

Rotational Physiotherapist Band 5 -Adult Acute services

We are looking to recruit a Physiotherapist to join our vibrant, driven and hardworking team. Are you a new band 5 looking to embed theory into practice? A student qualifying this year? Or already practicing as a band 5 and looking for a new challenge?

We are looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking Physio to join our band 5 Physio rotation. This role will expose you to a variety of specialties allowing you to put your skills and knowledge into practice as well as promoting continuous learning and nurturing your core Physio skills.

Core rotations include:

• Critical Care & Respiratory
• Vascular & Surgery
• Trauma & Orthopaedics
• Stroke
• Urgent Care & Frailty
• Acute medicine
• Elderly Medicine

With opportunities to gain exposure in Oncology, Hand therapy, Amputee rehab. Professional Development is encouraged through the annual & rotational appraisals, supervision with the senior from the specialist area, as well as peer group meetings where you have an opportunity to learn from, and share your experiences with your band 5 OT and Physio peers.

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust has recently become a group with Kettering Hospital and has received University hospital status.

Recent developments in our team include 3 Physiotherapists being trained in Lung Ultrasound who were among the first 25 Physiotherapists in the country to receive this accreditation.

Responsible for assessment and treatment of own caseload.

Undertakes band 5 rotations (including into the community) and on-call duties.

Supervise therapy support staff, technical instructors and student physiotherapists.

To comply with Trust policies relating to clinical governance.

Provide effective input into the work of the Trust, to support the achievement of our vision and values

Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values

Compassion

Accountability

Respect

Integrity

Courage

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.

The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.

We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.

To work autonomously and within departmental teams to provide excellent physiotherapy care to a diverse client group.

To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients.

To provide ‘specialist’ physiotherapy advice to MDT colleagues in clinical areas.

To carry out assessment and develop treatment plans for all patients within the designated caseload without direct supervision, ensuring appropriate feedback to patient, carers and colleagues regarding findings and patient progression.

Analyse and take into consideration results of medical tests, scans and x-rays to formulate and adapt physiotherapy treatment plans.

To assess capacity, gain valid, informed consent and have the ability to work within a legal framework with patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment independently.

To undertake the assessment of patients within the rotational speciality who may have complex or chronic presentation, and to determine clinical problems and the indicated treatment.

To plan, deliver and evaluate effective and appropriate treatments in partnership with the patient, MDT colleagues and the wider service providers.

To constantly monitor patients’ responses to treatments and interventions and propose changes which may directly influence other MDT actions.

Ensure correct usage of electrotherapy equipment, walking aids, surgical appliances and prostheses by carers, patients and colleagues.

To act as part of the MDT in facilitating appropriate and safe discharges.

To communicate effectively and work collaboratively with the medical, nursing and MDT staff to ensure delivery of a coordinated multidisciplinary service including attendance at ward rounds, MDT and discharge meetings.

To make appropriate and thorough referrals to other physiotherapy services.

To assist colleagues to train, supervise and help manage the workload of band 2 and 3 staff and some students on clinical placements.

To decide priorities for own caseload, balancing other patient-related and professional demands, ensuring that the priorities remain in accordance with the whole team.

To become competent to assist in the delivery of an evening and weekend emergency physiotherapy respiratory on call service. To be an active member of the respiratory on call weekly rota (when trained).

To lone work in the community with appropriate supervision

To be responsible for issuing and ordering specialist equipment, ensuring correct and safe use.

To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own clinical work, including the management of designated caseload of patients, ensuring a high standard of clinical care at all times.

To continually develop an up-to-date knowledge base and maintain own continuous professional development folder.

To undertake evaluation of own and the team’s work, reflecting on current practices and experiences in order to continue own professional development.

To be an active member of the physiotherapy in-service training programme by preparing for and attending meetings, tutorials, training sessions and external courses.

To maintain up-to-date Trust mandatory training.

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